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AMERICAS

They Witnessed Charlie Kirk’s Assassination. Now Students Reckon with the Trauma

Students who witnessed the shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University are reckoning with trauma, grief and the pall the killing has cast on their community.

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CRIME & PUNISHMENT

As Fighting Escalates, Kidnappings of Aid Workers Surge in South Sudan

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – The number of aid workers kidnapped in South Sudan has more than doubled this year, according to two senior humanitarian officials working for international groups.

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ANALYSIS

5 Bible Verses that Explain Today’s World

Everyone loves positive news stories. A recent one involved a man who got caught in a dramatic car wreck over a bridge on Assawoman Bay in Maryland. “The accident sent eight people to the hospital and left a pickup truck dangling precariously over the guardrail,” the Good News Network reported.

Leaving his car to check if he could help, the article states that he was “alerted…to a heart-wrenching sight—a toddler, ejected from the passenger side, was floating in the bay, her pink dress billowing in the waves.”

Realizing there was zero time to wait, he jumped into the water about 30 feet below and swam to the drowning toddler, saving her life.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Teens Are Turning to AI for Friendship

AI has become a go-to source for personal advice, emotional support, everyday decision-making and problem-solving.

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INTERNATIONAL

Poland Downs Drones in Its Airspace, Becoming First NATO Member to Fire During Ukraine War

Poland shot down suspected Russian drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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PROPHECY

The Fall Holy Days: Foreshadowing God’s Plan

The world feels like it is spinning out of control. But God’s Holy Days reveal where we are going—and how you fit in.

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ASIA

How ‘Gen Z’ Protests Over Corruption and Jobs Ousted Nepal PM Oli

Activists turned to social media apps to rally thousands, sparking protests that ultimately forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli from office on Tuesday.

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AFRICA

Shelling, Hunger, Humiliation: Escaping Residents Describe Siege of Sudan’s Al-Fashir

Two-and-a-half years of war between the paramilitary RSF and the army has created what the United Nations calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with widening pockets of famine across the country.

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HOLIDAYS

What Does God Think of Halloween?

It is more than candy and costumes. See how the Bible measures this popular holiday.

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EUROPE

French Parliament Ousts Prime Minister, Deepening Political Crisis

France’s parliament brought down the government on Monday over its plans to tame the ballooning national debt, deepening a political crisis that is weakening the euro zone’s second-largest economy.

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CRIME & PUNISHMENT

UN Decries Crimes Including Gang Rape, Murder, Torture in Congo Conflict Over Last Year

Congo’s armed forces and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have committed “horrific” atrocities in eastern Congo over the last year, the UN human rights office said.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Creation vs. Evolution: Rising Above the Debate

A century after the infamous Scopes trial, the battle about where life really came from rages on. What is the truth?

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ASIA

China’s Military Parade Reveals New Hypersonic Missiles, Drone Submarines and ICBMs

New missiles, drones and other high-tech equipment have been added to China's arsenal as part of a massive modernization program with the goal of producing a force “with both nuclear and conventional capabilities able to deter wars in all battle spaces.”

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ANALYSIS

The Peace Only God Can Bring

A new Personal by Editor-in-Chief David C. Pack.

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RELIGION

What Are God’s Annual Holy Days?

The Bible reveals there are special Holy Days that Christians should observe. What are they? And why are these days so important to God?

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

How North Korean Hackers Are Using Fake Job Offers to Steal Cryptocurrency

North Korean hackers are saturating the cryptocurrency industry with credible-sounding job offers as part of their campaign to steal digital cash, according to new research, raw data, and interviews.

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MARRIAGE & FAMILY

Children of Divorce: Breaking the Cycle

New research shows the damage divorce can cause to children—but it does not have to define their futures.

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GEOPOLITICS

China’s Xi Hosts ‘Old Friend’ Putin, North Korea’s Kim in Challenge to West

China’s President Xi Jinping convened his Russian and North Korean counterparts in Beijing for the first time on Tuesday, a show of solidarity with countries shunned by the West over their role in Europe’s worst war in 80 years.